Pochettino reacts to win vs Tottenham

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has reacted to his side’s deserved 4-1 win vs Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Monday night.

The game started sit Dejan Kulusevski giving the Spurs an early lead before non-stop drama ensued, with one incident seeing Sergio Romero concede a penalty and being handed a red card for a challenge on Enzo Fernandez.

Cole Palmer scored an equaliser for the Blues from the spot and Spurs were soon reduced to nine men in the second half when Destiny Udogie was fortunate to avoid a straight red in the opening 45 minutes but was handed a second yellow.

Nicolas Jackson went on to score three goals for Chelsea in the second half.

During a statement at a press conference, Pochettino felt that his side deserved to win, yet acknowledged that improvements would need to be made after Chelsea initially struggled at the start of the game and against 10 men.

The Argentine said, as quoted by football.london: “We forced them to make mistakes but Tottenham was better in the first 15 minutes.

“Overall, the performance was good because we arrived in a different moment and Tottenham was top of the table and to play against the leader, this performance showed we deserved to win and nothing to say more than that.”